Battered Citizen Syndrome: A Trauma Informed Explanation of Black Political Behavior

• In Event: This is America - Political Psychology of Being Black in America

Brief Overview

Black Americans still provide near unanimous support for the Democratic Party. Why? I present a novel measure of political maltreatment impact (PMI) to examine Black Americans' support for the Democratic Party through a trauma-informed lens.

Author

• Kamri Kanoy Hudgins, University of Michigan